20 gauge stupidity
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3 weelin geezer
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would you guys h8 me if I painted my gun pink? I like pink. I listen to Pink.
"Eh, only reason I am sticking with 12 is 'cause everyone I know can handle it(its not that hard kicking..), and having 2 different calibers to do the same job makes little sense to me. Now, if I had 20's, I'd say the same thing.
I just fail to see the arguement though that a 12 kicks to hard for 10 yearolds or small women, 'cause it doesn't if you use non magnum loads. Even then, I still say anyone who can hold the gun tight against their shoulder can handle it.. Its kind of a dumb arguement when a pretty gal of 5'3 can handle magnums without a problem... and does pretty dang good with just about any other loads."
Perhaps that is the best contribution to this discussion.
There is no difference between 20g and 12g-non-magnum, it's as simple as that. However, economic reasons dictate you should use 12g.
Simple:
shotgun = 12g
all around rifle = .308/.30-06
revolver = .38sp/.357
semi-auto = 9mm
If you ignore economic reasons I'd prefer the 20g, say for a beautiful hunting gun without shooting trap etc.
Don't let ego interfer with your decisions! In fact, most people tend to take too large calibers which diminishes the fun because of higher prices and more recoil.
I just fail to see the arguement though that a 12 kicks to hard for 10 yearolds or small women, 'cause it doesn't if you use non magnum loads. Even then, I still say anyone who can hold the gun tight against their shoulder can handle it.. Its kind of a dumb arguement when a pretty gal of 5'3 can handle magnums without a problem... and does pretty dang good with just about any other loads."
Perhaps that is the best contribution to this discussion.
There is no difference between 20g and 12g-non-magnum, it's as simple as that. However, economic reasons dictate you should use 12g.
Simple:
shotgun = 12g
all around rifle = .308/.30-06
revolver = .38sp/.357
semi-auto = 9mm
If you ignore economic reasons I'd prefer the 20g, say for a beautiful hunting gun without shooting trap etc.
Don't let ego interfer with your decisions! In fact, most people tend to take too large calibers which diminishes the fun because of higher prices and more recoil.
3 weelin geezer
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I don't think I have even seen a 28 ga before and wally world seldom has any shells as do the local gun shops. Not a very popular guage here from what I see. I guess people get the .410 instead. Ammo is still pricey but available almost anywhere.
Rangefinder
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It seems almost redundant to even reply to this original thread, specifically the original comment--mainly because it lacks the intelligence I think someone should have before ever handling a firearm. BUT, I'll throw my 2-cents in anyway.
I have a 12 guage, AND a 20 guage. WHY? Because they have individual purposes. I use the 12 on larger birds when I don't have to hike ridges, and the 20 is great for things like blue grouse when I want more than a puff of sticky feathers left. It's a matter of using the right tools for the job---Ancient Chinese Proverb: "Don't use a cannon to kill a mosquito."
Dev---Referring to the original thread statement---Get your head checked and grow up.
I have a 12 guage, AND a 20 guage. WHY? Because they have individual purposes. I use the 12 on larger birds when I don't have to hike ridges, and the 20 is great for things like blue grouse when I want more than a puff of sticky feathers left. It's a matter of using the right tools for the job---Ancient Chinese Proverb: "Don't use a cannon to kill a mosquito."
Dev---Referring to the original thread statement---Get your head checked and grow up.
spacemanspiff
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you all are wrong. R O N G wrong.
you must conform to my view of reality or i turn this board around and will flame you all so badly you won't be able to sit down for a week. do i make myself clear???
you must conform to my view of reality or i turn this board around and will flame you all so badly you won't be able to sit down for a week. do i make myself clear???
big daddy 9mm
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I disagree thread starter
every caliber and gauge has it place and context. I would rather have the 12 but have the smaller 2.75 inch shells. I have fired the 20 and it felt nice. both have their place.
every caliber and gauge has it place and context. I would rather have the 12 but have the smaller 2.75 inch shells. I have fired the 20 and it felt nice. both have their place.
Skeetin'870
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I personally dont care much for 12 gauge. My main shotgunning is skeet and i would love to have the money to shoot 28 or .410. It is more of a challenge. But at the same time i have an odd desire to shoot a 10 gauge 
OneInchGroup
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20 Gauge Stupidity
This thread is so old it amazes me it continues. I'm betting the troll who started it is off line, maybe off earth by now, and yet it goes on. Of course the answer to "Why a 20?" is the same as all the other answers to all the other stupid "Y" questions. BECAUSE, THAT'S WHY! Same reason sky is blue and fire is hot.
Now that we've finally and definitively answered THAT, you're all invited to the forums at www.slugshooting.com, where all we argue about is how to get a tighter group....................Shotgun Slugs on target, that is, not a tighter group of pals, or arrows, or buckshot.
This thread is so old it amazes me it continues. I'm betting the troll who started it is off line, maybe off earth by now, and yet it goes on. Of course the answer to "Why a 20?" is the same as all the other answers to all the other stupid "Y" questions. BECAUSE, THAT'S WHY! Same reason sky is blue and fire is hot.
Now that we've finally and definitively answered THAT, you're all invited to the forums at www.slugshooting.com, where all we argue about is how to get a tighter group....................Shotgun Slugs on target, that is, not a tighter group of pals, or arrows, or buckshot.
DucksOnThePond
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10 gauge - if it flies, it dies.
OneInchGroup
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12 Gauge=Manly 20 Ga=Girlyman
This thread gets dumber every time I come back to it. Ramping up the size and loading on shotguns is supposed to be to some purpose. Bigger guns for bigger game or longer distances to the game. Somebody insisting on 12 Gauge as the only gun for real men has never lugged one cross country on an all day hunt for grouse or dove or field mice. Get a grip, guys, and match the gun and the load used to the game or target conditions that apply. No need to go nuclear if you are just wanting to shoot clay targets, and for sure no point to taking a .410 afield if you are hunting grizzlies.
This thread gets dumber every time I come back to it. Ramping up the size and loading on shotguns is supposed to be to some purpose. Bigger guns for bigger game or longer distances to the game. Somebody insisting on 12 Gauge as the only gun for real men has never lugged one cross country on an all day hunt for grouse or dove or field mice. Get a grip, guys, and match the gun and the load used to the game or target conditions that apply. No need to go nuclear if you are just wanting to shoot clay targets, and for sure no point to taking a .410 afield if you are hunting grizzlies.
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OkieCruffler
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My pappy and his .410 are sure gonna be embarrased. And to think for all these years he's been a little girly man. I'll let one of you guys tell him, my rump still remembers the last time I sassed him. 
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